Hey guys - I have bought and sold of a few Powerstrokes and have been a follower on the forum from afar but finally bought a 7.3 for the family (5 kids and 1 on the way!) and thought I would introduce myself and my rig!

Welcome! I'm new here too, having just bought a 2000 EX a couple months ago myself and I'm reading/learning a lot. What I think to be true of your rubbing problem is that the 05 and newer wheels have a different offset on them and they tend to sit a little too far under the truck, which may attribute SOME to the wandering. A set of 2" spacers should heal the tire rubbing problem, and give your Ex a wider footprint/stance.

I have read that several guys have added the 30mm rear sway bar and that has helped a lot too. I hope to make that mod soon to my 2000 Ex. Happy modding!

Congrats and welcome! Most of the 'wander' you are experiencing can be contributed to one or a combination of up to 3 things:
1. Ball joints. They may be worn out
2. Steering box. It may be worn out as well, they can be tightened up a bit but is usually a band aid.
3. The springs. Do some reading on here about spring swaps. Most common are V/B swaps. That is front V code springs from an F250 and the rear B code springs that are usually modified slightly. They are from an F250 or F350.
I did an X/C code swap on mine and did a write up on it. It sits a little taller than most others, but not much. Both of these swaps are done on 4WD Xs. There are people on here that have put the RAS system on both 2 and 4WD Xs. Read up some. Lots of people here will be very willing to help out.
Again, welcome.

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